TMH NF 1-2, 248 (P134559)

Administrative tablet & envelope excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Hilprecht Collection, University of Jena, Jena, Germany

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Museum Collection(s)

Hilprecht Collection, University of Jena, Jena, Germany

Museum Number

HS 1248a & (HS 1248b + HS 2907)

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Has fragments Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 1(bur3) GAN2 a-sza3
2. ur-e2-an-na-ka
3. ur-me-me-ke4
4. apin-la2-sze3 i3-dab5
5. masz2-bi 1(disz) gin2 la2 igi-4(disz)-gal2 ku3-babbar
reverse
1. kin szuku-sze3 engar-ra szum2-mu-dam
2. 1(disz) gin2 la2 igi-4(disz)-gal2 ku3-babbar
3. a-sza3 e zi-zi-dam
4. a-sza3 sag-du3 gu2
5. i7 bugin-e-dar-ra
6. mu us2-sa si-ma-num2{ki} ba-hul
envelope
obverse
1. 1(bur3) GAN2 a-sza3 ur-e2-an-na-[ka]
2. apin-la2-sze3 ur-me-me
3. i3-dab5
4. masz2-bi 1(disz) gin2 la2 igi 4(disz)-[gal2]
5. kin szuku-ra-sze3 engar-ra szum2-mu-dam
reverse
1. [1(disz) gin2 la2 igi-4(disz)-gal2 ku3-babbar]
2. [a-sza3] e zi#-zi#-[dam]
3. a-sza3 sag-du3 gu2
4. i7 bugin-e-dar-ra
  1 line blank
5. mu us2-sa [si-ma-num2{ki} ba-hul]
seal 1
1. ur-e2-an-na
2. dub-sar
3. dumu pirig-dalla

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet & envelope
  • Material: Clay
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  • This artifact is composed of fragments.
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  • primary: TMH NF 1-2, 248

    [Pohl1937TMHNF1-2] Pohl, Alfred. 1937. Rechts- Und Verwaltungsurkunden Der III. Dynastie von Ur : Autographiert Und Mit Inventarverzeichnis Und Namenlisten Versehen. Hilprecht-Sammlung Jena. Texte Und Materialien, Neue folge 1-2. Leipzig : J. C. Hinrichs.

  • history: JCS 03 (pp. 1-209), 137f.

    [Kraus1951JCS3] Kraus, Fritz R. 1951. “Nippur Und Isin Nach Altbabylonischen Rechtsurkunden.” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 3: 1–209.

  • history: WdO 8, p.185-205, p. 185ff.

    [Kraus1975-1976Feldpachtverträge] Kraus, Fritz R. 1975-1976. “Feldpachtverträge Aus Der Zeit Der III. Dynastie von Ur.” Welt Des Orients 8: 185–205.

    (Feldpachtvertrag)

  • citation: Steinkeller, Security for debt (2001), p. 61 no. 21

    [Steinkeller2001security] Steinkeller, Piotr. 2001. “The Ur III Period.” In Security for Debt in Ancient Near Eastern Law, edited by Raymond Westbrook and Richard Jasnow, 9:47–62. Culture and History of the Ancient Near East. Leiden: Brill.

  • citation: OrAnt 15, p.317-328, p. 322

    [Waetzoldt1976TMHNF1/2] Waetzoldt, Hartmut. 1976. “Miscellanea Neo-Sumerica, V: Kollationen Zu A. Pohl, Rechts- Und Verwaltungsurkunden Der III. Dynastie von Ur = TMH NF 1/2.” Oriens Antiquus 15: 317–28.

  • collation: OrAnt 15, p.317-328, p. 322

    [Waetzoldt1976TMHNF1/2] Waetzoldt, Hartmut. 1976. “Miscellanea Neo-Sumerica, V: Kollationen Zu A. Pohl, Rechts- Und Verwaltungsurkunden Der III. Dynastie von Ur = TMH NF 1/2.” Oriens Antiquus 15: 317–28.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: HS 1248a & (HS 1248b + HS 2907)
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar) Provenience Comments:

    Steinkeller: Dusabara, Ur-meme texts

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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.04.00.00 (us2 year)
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-10 at 15:37:26 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-07 at 11:23:04 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-07 at 11:21:47 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-10-19 at 12:08:07 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2018-05-06 at 16:23:35 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:10:13 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-04-03 at 21:04:20 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:28:13 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 004434 (composite) (P457144) Nippur (mod. Nuffar) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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CDLI Notes:

P134559 leadP134559 lead

Cite this Artifact
“TMH NF 1-2, 248 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 10, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P134559.
TMH NF 1-2, 248 artifact entry (No. P134559). (2024, September 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P134559 (Original work published 2001)
TMH NF 1-2, 248 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P134559 (Accessed: May 3, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-03]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 10},
	title = {TMH {NF} 1-2, 248 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P134559},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P134559},
}


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